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1 quarter
[ˈkwɔːtə]1. noun1) one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing:There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters
It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four
رُبْعtwo and a quarter hours.
2) in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.قِطْعَة نَقْدِيَّه: رُبْع دولار3) a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live:حَي في المَدينَهHe lives in the Polish quarter of the town.
4) a direction:جِهَه، مَكانPeople were coming at me from all quarters.
5) mercy shown to an enemy.رَحْمَه6) the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg:فَخْذ البَقَرa bull's hindquarters.
7) the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.ربيع أوَّل أو ربيع ثانٍ8) one of four equal periods of play in some games.رُبْع اللعْبَه9) a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.فَصل دِراسي في الكُلِّيَّه2. verb1) to cut into four equal parts:يُقَسِّم إلى أرباعWe'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.
2) to divide by four:يُقَسِّم على أرْبَعَهIf we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.
3) to give ( especially a soldier) somewhere to stay:يُنْزِل، يأوي الجُنودThe soldiers were quartered all over the town.
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2 давать
щадить, давать пощаду — to give quarter
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3 dar pie
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4 hacer propaganda de
• give property• give quarter to• make public• make pure within• propagandize -
5 cuartel
m.barracks (military).cuartel general headquarters* * *2 (cuarta parte) quarter\no dar cuartel figurado to show no mercycuartel de invierno winter quarters pluralcuartel general headquarters singlucha sin cuartel merciless fight, fight to the endvida de cuartel army life* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Mil) barracksvida de cuartel — army life, service life
estar de cuartel — † to be on half-pay
cuartel de bomberos — Arg, Uru fire station
cuarteles de invierno — (Mil) winter quarters; (fig) winter retreat sing
2) (=tregua)no dar cuartel — to give no quarter, show no mercy
3) (=cuarta) quarter4) (=distrito) quarter, district5) (Heráldica) quarter6) (Hort) bed* * *a) (Mil) ( campamento - permanente) barracks (sing o pl); (- provisional) encampmentb) ( tregua)* * *= barracks.Ex. It should not be assumed that this has got to be a semiformal talk, followed by a few halfhearted questions: a kind of General's visit to the barracks.----* cuartel militar = army barracks.* * *a) (Mil) ( campamento - permanente) barracks (sing o pl); (- provisional) encampmentb) ( tregua)* * *= barracks.Ex: It should not be assumed that this has got to be a semiformal talk, followed by a few halfhearted questions: a kind of General's visit to the barracks.
* cuartel militar = army barracks.* * *2(tregua): no dieron cuartel a los rebeldes they showed no mercy to the rebels, they gave no quarter to the rebels ( dated)una guerra sin cuartel a war in which no mercy was shown o ( dated) no quarter was givenuna lucha sin cuartel a merciless fight, a fight to the finishCompuestos:headquarters ( sing o pl)* * *
cuartel sustantivo masculino
cuartel general headquarters (sing o pl)b) ( tregua):
una lucha sin cuartel a merciless fight
cuartel sustantivo masculino
1 Mil barracks pl
2 (tregua) quarter
una lucha sin cuartel, a fight with no quarter given
3 cuartel general, headquarters
♦ Locuciones: figurado no dar cuartel, not to give a moment's peace
' cuartel' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cantina
- calabozo
- dormitorio
- pabellón
English:
barracks
- fight
- guardhouse
- headquarters
- HQ
- quarter
- fire
- head
* * *cuartel nm1. Mil barracksRP cuartel de bomberos fire station;cuartel general [de ejército, organización] headquarters;cuarteles de invierno winter quartersguerra sin cuartel all-out war;lucha sin cuartel fight to the death;lanzaron una lucha sin cuartel contra la corrupción they declared an all-out war on corruption* * *m1 barracks pl2:lucha sin cuartel fight to the death;no dar cuartel give no quarter, show no mercy* * *cuartel nm1) : barracks, headquarters2) : mercyuna guerra sin cuartel: a merciless war* * *cuartel n barracks -
6 щадит
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7 pardon
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8 пощада
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9 dar publicidad a
• announce• give property• give quarter to• proclaim• publication• publicist• publicity message in Internet• publicize with circulars -
10 hacer propaganda a
• advertise• beat the drum for• give property• give quarter to -
11 давать пощаду
Law: give quarter -
12 помиловать
1) General subject: grant a pardon, let off, pardon2) Naval: give quarter3) Religion: forgive, have mercy, pardon of sins, remove the penalty5) Politics: (кого-л.) (to) grant (smb) a pardon, (smb)(кого-л.) pardon6) Makarov: condone an offence -
13 пощадить
1) General subject: give quarter (жизнь сдавшегося), spare, spare somebody2) Religion: take mercy -
14 пощадить жизнь
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15 щадить
1) General subject: have mercy on, have mercy upon (кого-либо), respect, spare3) Law: give quarter4) Makarov: have mercy on (smb.) (кого-л.), have mercy upon (smb.) (кого-л.), take mercy on (smb.) (кого-л.) -
16 щадить
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17 щадить
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18 не давать пощады
(кому-л./чему-л.) to give quarter (to)Русско-английский словарь по общей лексике > не давать пощады
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19 aman vermek
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20 kegyelmet ad
to give quarter
См. также в других словарях:
give quarter — index relent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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give quarter to — grant grace to … English contemporary dictionary
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